Category Archives: News

We’re delighted to celebrate the latest release of visitor data and national rankings from Visit England and the South Yorkshire STEAM report, showcasing Barnsley as a vibrant and thriving tourist destination.   In Visit England’s recent published data, Cannon Hall Museum, … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust has been delighted to continue to help with the conservation of items in the museum collection, and the latest item to benefit has been a fabulous painting of ‘Cawthorne Church from the Park’ by a … Continue reading →

There is still plenty of fun to be had this summer with Barnsley Museums, with activities running right through the holidays for families to enjoy.  The Great Museum Quest continues until 31 August, inviting children to pick up a free … Continue reading →

The Next Big Thing are a Barnsley Museums youth group, which welcomes participants with lived experience of mental health, LGBTQ plus young people, young carers and other young people with barriers to education and engagement with the arts and culture.   … Continue reading →

Hello, I am Saba, a Curating Visibility fellow based at Barnsley Museums. I am here to interpret the collections from the lens of disability and neurodiversity, using my lived experience and research interests.  Do you love history and want to find out … Continue reading →

Barnsley Archives and Local Studies have an ongoing conservation programme to ensure that the 4000 collections in our custody can still be safely used by researchers many years, decades and centuries from now. The programme is a crucial part of … Continue reading →

The Shepherdess, a c1849 drawing by Jean-Francois Millet, has recently made its way on loan from the Cooper Gallery to the National Gallery in London to feature in their exhibition Millet: Life on the Land.  Millet is one of the … Continue reading →

Can you believe that it’s been five years since we were singing happy birthday while washing our hands, baking banana bread and watching Tiger King? Five years since the Covid19 pandemic resulted in multiple national lockdowns.  One of our popular … Continue reading →

Heritage Open Days are a great way to access venues that may not normally be open to the public, get behind the scenes or gain free entry to sites that normally charge a fee.  Started in 1994 with 701 participating … Continue reading →

Recently Fusion was delighted to welcome Gillian from BMHT, along with colleagues from Arts Council England and the Audience Agency, to a beastly celebration at Wombwell Park St Primary School to meet the Wee Beasties of Wombwell.   The beasties are … Continue reading →